Ted Power vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Ted Power
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Power as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Power posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.452 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Ted Power had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Power and Bud Smith

Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
4.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Ted Power
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.64
49.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Ted Power
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.07
15.07
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Power
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3480
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1160
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ted Power
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1159
8.99
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Ted Power
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ted Power
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
3.51
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Ted Power
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Ted Power
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
701
5.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Ted Power
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Ted Power
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.994
0.994
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Ted Power
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Power
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Ted Power
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4982
38.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Ted Power
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
4.41
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Ted Power
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.51
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Ted Power
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.389
1.389
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4390
34.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ted Power
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.65
38.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Ted Power and Bud Smith

Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
4.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3480
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1160
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Ted Power
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
1.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ted Power
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.26
96.26
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Power
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Ted Power
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.07
15.07
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Power
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Power
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Power
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Power
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Power and Bud Smith

Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
565
1803.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
501.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Ted Power
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ted Power
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
44.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
31.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ted Power
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.86
12.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
63.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
79.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Ted Power
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ted Power
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ted Power
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Ted Power
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ted Power
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ted Power
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
22.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
47.87
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Ted Power
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.07
-6.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
31.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Ted Power
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Power
Career
Per 600 PA
93
296.81
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Ted Power
Career
Per 600 PA
2.02
2.02
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Ted Power
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
63.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Ted Power
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Power
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Power
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Power
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA